11096006

Dynamic Speech Directivity Reproduction

PublishedAugust 17, 2021
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1. A method comprising: capturing, via a headset microphone of a speaker's artificial reality device, voice input of a speaker in communication with a listener in an artificial reality environment; detecting a pose of the speaker within the artificial reality environment; determining a position of the speaker relative to a position of the listener within the artificial reality environment; determining a directivity profile for the speaker; determining a directivity pattern for the voice input based on the pose, the relative position of the speaker within the artificial reality environment, and the directivity profile; processing, using the directivity pattern, the voice input to create a directivity-attuned voice signal for the listener; and delivering the directivity-attuned voice signal to an artificial reality device of the listener.

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2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the directivity profile is determined based on a content of the voice input such that the directivity-attuned voice signal is created in a manner that accounts for the content of the voice input.

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3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the directivity profile is determined based on at least one of a physical characteristic of the speaker, a voice frequency range of the speaker, or a headset size of the speaker such that the directivity-attuned voice signal is created in a manner that accounts for the physical characteristic of the speaker, the voice frequency range of the speaker, or the headset size of the speaker.

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4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the directivity profile is determined based on a gender of the speaker such that the directivity-attuned voice signal is created in a manner that accounts for the gender of the speaker.

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5. The method of claim 1 , wherein creating the directivity-attuned voice signal further comprises: identifying, in the voice input, reverberation from a real-world environment of the speaker; and removing, from the voice input, at least a portion of the reverberation.

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6. The method of claim 1 , wherein creating the directivity-attuned voice signal further comprises: identifying a reverberant property of an artificial reality environment of the listener; and adding, to the voice input, reverberation based on the reverberant property of the artificial reality environment of the listener.

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7. A system comprising: at least one physical processor; physical memory comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the physical processor, cause the physical processor to: capture, via a headset microphone of a speaker's artificial reality device, voice input of a speaker in communication with a listener in an artificial reality environment; detect a pose of the speaker within the artificial reality environment; determine a position of the speaker relative to a position of the listener within the artificial reality environment; determine a directivity profile for the speaker; determine a directivity pattern for the voice input based on the pose, the relative position of the speaker within the artificial reality environment, and the directivity profile; process, using the directivity pattern, the voice input to create a directivity-attuned voice signal for the listener; and deliver the directivity-attuned voice signal to an artificial reality device of the listener.

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8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the directivity profile is determined based on a content of the voice input such that the directivity-attuned voice signal is created in a manner that accounts for the content of the voice input.

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9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the directivity profile is determined based on at least one of a physical characteristic of the speaker, a voice frequency range of the speaker, or a headset size of the speaker such that the directivity-attuned voice signal is created in a manner that accounts for the physical characteristic of the speaker, the voice frequency range of the speaker, or the headset size of the speaker.

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10. The system of claim 7 , wherein the directivity profile is determined based on a gender of the speaker such that the directivity-attuned voice signal is created in a manner that accounts for the gender of the speaker.

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11. The system of claim 7 , wherein creating the directivity-attuned voice signal further comprises: identifying, in the voice input, reverberation from a real-world environment of the speaker; and removing, from the voice input, at least a portion of the reverberation.

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12. The system of claim 7 , wherein creating the directivity-attuned voice signal further comprises: identifying a reverberant property of an artificial reality environment of the listener; and adding, to the voice input, reverberation based on the reverberant property of the artificial reality environment of the listener.

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13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising one or more computer-executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing device, cause the computing device to: capture, via a headset microphone of a speaker's artificial reality device, voice input of a speaker in communication with a listener in an artificial reality environment; detect a pose of the speaker within the artificial reality environment; determine a position of the speaker relative to a position of the listener within the artificial reality environment; determine a directivity profile for the speaker; determine a directivity pattern for the voice input based on the pose, the relative position of the speaker within the artificial reality environment, and the directivity profile; process, using the directivity pattern, the voice input to create a directivity-attuned voice signal for the listener; and deliver the directivity-attuned voice signal to an artificial reality device of the listener.

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14. The computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the directivity profile is determined based on a content of the voice input such that the directivity-attuned voice signal is created in a manner that accounts for the content of the voice input.

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15. The computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the directivity profile is determined based on at least one of a gender of the speaker, a physical characteristic of the speaker, a voice frequency range of the speaker, or a headset size of the speaker such that the directivity-attuned voice signal is created in a manner that accounts for the gender of the speaker, the physical characteristic of the speaker, the voice frequency range of the speaker, or the headset size of the speaker.

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16. The computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein creating the directivity-attuned voice signal further comprises: identifying, in the voice input, reverberation from a real-world environment of the speaker; and removing, from the voice input, at least a portion of the reverberation.

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17. The computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein creating the directivity-attuned voice signal further comprises: identifying a reverberant property of an artificial reality environment of the listener; and adding, to the voice input, reverberation based on the reverberant property of the artificial reality environment of the listener.

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18. The method of claim 1 , wherein the directivity-attuned voice signal reproduces a dynamic speech directivity of the speaker within the artificial reality environment.

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19. The system of claim 7 , wherein the directivity-attuned voice signal reproduces a dynamic speech directivity of the speaker within the artificial reality environment.

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20. The computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the directivity-attuned voice signal reproduces a dynamic speech directivity of the speaker within the artificial reality environment.

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August 17, 2021

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Philip Robinson

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